Atlético Madrid is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain, which plays in La Liga. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of president of the first team of Atlético Madrid from 1903, when the first president was elected, to the present day. Each president's entry includes his dates of tenure, honours won, and significant achievements while under his care.
Throughout its history, only two presidents have been at the head of the club on two different occasions: Julián Ruete, whose first term was between 1912 and 1919, returning a year later to the presidency, where he remained until 1923, and Vicente Calderón, who was president between 1964 and 1980 and between 1982 and 1987.
Adding his two terms, Vicente Calderón is the one who has remained in office the longest, with a total of 21 years. He is closely followed by Enrique Cerezo with 20 years in the presidency, Jesús Gil with 16, Julián Ruete with 10, and Javier Barroso with 9.
List of presidents NameCountFromUntilHonoursAchievementsEnrique Allende19031903Eduardo de Acha19031907He drafted the very first Statutes of the club in 1906.Ricardo de Gondra19071909Ramón de Cárdenas19091912Julián Ruete19121919He inaugurated the O'Donnell field in 1913.Álvaro de Aguilar 19191920Julián Ruete 192019231 Copa del Rey finalJuan Estefanía 192319261 Regional Championship1 Copa del Rey finalHe eliminated all articles from the statutes that made reference to the club's Basque origins.Luciano Urquijo 19261931He faced the professionalization of football under his mandate.Rafael González Iglesias 19311935Achieved promotion to the top tier.José Luis del Valle19351936José Maria Fernández19361939Francisco Vives19391939Main architect behind the merge between Atlético and Aviación.Luis Navarro 193919411 La Liga1 Spanish Super Cup1 regional championshipManuel Gallego194119451 La LigaAtlético returned to the Metropolitano.Juan Touzón19461947The club changed its name to Atlético Madrid.Cesáreo Galíndez194719522 La Liga1 Copa PresidenteLuis Benitez de Lugo19521955Jesús Suevos19551955He created the Athletic Senate, made up of the first hundred members of the club.Javier Barroso195519642 Copa del ReyVicente Calderón196419804 La Liga3 Copa del Rey1 Intercontinental CupRicardo de Irezábal19801980Alfonso Cabeza19801982Antonio del Hoyo19821982Agustín Cotorruelo19821982Vicente Calderón198219871 Copa del ReyFrancisco Javier19871987Jesús Gil198720031 La Liga3 Copa del ReyEnrique Cerezo 2003Present2 La Liga2 Copa del Rey
References
External links Presidents at Athletic Bilbao official website